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Duress in English law
Duress in English law is a common law excuse excusing crimes committed under threats of death or serious injury. Also called duress by threats and duress of circumstances; unavailable for murder, attempted murder and treason; refined by R v Hasan [2005].
Durg (city)
Durg (दुर्ग) is a city on the east bank of the Shivnath River in Chhattisgarh, India, headquarters of Durg District and, with Bhilai, the state's second largest urban area.
Durg (district)
Durg district (दुर्ग जिला), Chhattisgarh, India; formed 1906, area 2,238.36 sq km, Census 2011 population 1,721,948. Industrial hub with Bhilai Steel Plant on the Shivnath river, known as the state's Steel City.
Durga
Durga (दुर्गा), also called Devi Durga, is a major Hindu warrior goddess, slayer of the buffalo demon Mahishasura and central deity of the festivals Durga Puja and Navaratri.
Durga – Atoot Prem Kahani
Durga – Atoot Prem Kahani, Hindi Colors TV romantic drama premiered 16 September 2024 at 7:40 pm, starring Pranali Rathod and Aashay Mishra; Rajasthan-set royal-tribal love story, 112 episodes, produced by Leena Gangopadhyay and Saibal Banerjee.
Durga Aur Charu
Durga Aur Charu is an Indian Hindi-language soap opera on Colors TV that ran from December 2022 to April 2023, following two separated sisters who aspire to become barristers.
Durga Bhagwat
Durga Bhagwat (दुर्गा भागवत) was an Indian Marathi writer and folklorist who won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Pais and refused state honors during the 1975 Emergency.
Durga Corona
Durga Corona is a 227-km-diameter corona on Venus at 31.1°S, 286.2°E, IAU-approved in 2006 and named for the Hindu goddess of Earth, nature, and evil.
Durga Das Uikey
Durga Das Uikey is an Indian BJP politician who is a Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs and represents Betul, Madhya Pradesh, in the Lok Sabha.
Durga Khote (दुर्गा खोटे)
Durga Khote (दुर्गा खोटे), born Vitha Lad, 1905–1991, was a pioneering Marathi and Hindi film actress, first respectable-family woman to act in films, with 200+ films, Jodha Bai in Mughal-E-Azam, the 1983 Dadasaheb Phalke Award, and her own production house.
Durga of Prambanan
Durga of Prambanan is an eight-armed 9th-century stone statue of the goddess Durga slaying the buffalo demon, set in the Shiva temple at Prambanan, Central Java.
Durga Puja
Durga Puja (দুর্গা পূজা) is an annual Hindu festival honoring the goddess Durga's victory over the demon Mahishasura, celebrated over ten days in September or October.
Durgadas Rathore
Durgadas Rathore (दुर्गादास राठौड़), 1638 to 1718, was a Rathore noble of Marwar who fought Mughal occupation for three decades while protecting the infant heir Ajit Singh.
Durgamati
Durgamati (दुर्गमती), released as Durgamati: The Myth, is a 2020 Hindi horror-thriller directed by G. Ashok, a remake of Bhaagamathie, starring Bhumi Pednekar, released on Amazon Prime Video on 11 December 2020.
Durgapur (দুর্গাপুর)
Durgapur (দুর্গাপুর), the Steel City or Ruhr of India, is a planned industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, on the Damodar River, designed by Stein and Polk, home to SAIL's Durgapur Steel Plant, NIT Durgapur, and shifting toward IT and semiconductors.
Durgapur Projects Limited power station
The Durgapur Projects Limited power station is a coal-fired thermal power station at Durgapur, West Bengal, India, owned by the Government of West Bengal enterprise DPL.
Durgesh Kumar (दुर्गेश कुमार)
Durgesh Kumar (दुर्गेश कुमार), born 1984 in Darbhanga, Bihar, is an Indian character actor and NSD alumnus known as Aadoo in Highway (2014) and as Bhushan aka Banrakas in the Prime Video series Panchayat, whose 2022 meme went viral.
Durgeshnandini
Durgeshnandini (দুর্গেশনন্দিনী) is an 1865 Bengali historical romance novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, set during Pathan-Mughal conflicts under Akbar and widely regarded as the first successful Bengali novel.
Durham
Durham: name shared by several football clubs, mainly in Durham, England: Durham FC (Wearside League), former Football League member Durham City AFC, Durham United (Northern League Step 6), and Durham Women FC (WSL 2), plus Ontario namesakes.
Durham Bulls
Durham Bulls, originally Durham Tobacconists, are the Triple-A International League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays in Durham, North Carolina. Founded 1902; famous for Bull Durham (1988), DBAP, and 17 league titles.
Durham Castle
Durham Castle is a Norman fortress in Durham, England, begun in the late eleventh century under William the Conqueror and home for centuries to the Prince-Bishops of Durham.
Durham Castle and Cathedral
Durham Castle and Cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Durham, England, inscribed in 1986, home to Norman buildings housing the relics of St Cuthbert and Bede.
Durham Cathedral
Durham Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral of the Diocese of Durham in north-east England, built between 1093 and 1133 to house the shrine of St Cuthbert.
Durham city
Durham City AFC, the Citizens, Durham, England amateur football club founded 1918; Football League Third Division North member 1921-1928; two-time Northern League champions; now in Wearside League First Division, groundsharing at Houghton le Spring.
Durham County
Durham County, North Carolina, a Piedmont county formed in 1881 from Orange and Wake counties, seat Durham. Home to Duke University and part of Research Triangle Park; 343,628 residents (2024 estimate); adopted a data center moratorium in 2026.
Durham Ranch Gas Field
Durham Ranch Gas Field is a coal seam gas field in the Bowen Basin of central Queensland, Australia, discovered by Tri-Star Petroleum in the 1990s and developed by Origin Energy.
Durham University
Durham University: collegiate research university in Durham, England, founded 1832; England's third oldest university, 17 colleges, 21,588 students, QS 85th 2027, Times University of the Year 2026, Russell Group member.
Durham W.F.C.
Durham W.F.C. (Durham Women FC, the Wildcats) is an English women's football club in Barclays WSL 2, formed in 2014 from South Durham & Cestria and Durham University, based at Maiden Castle, nearly folding in June 2026 before Geoff Thompson's investment.
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA (code 20500): metropolitan statistical area covering Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Person counties; 649,903 residents (2020 census), part of the Research Triangle and Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA.
Durham, England
Durham, England: cathedral city in County Durham on a River Wear peninsula, seat of the medieval Prince-Bishops, home to Durham Castle and Cathedral (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1986) and Durham University (1832).